My Wiggly Lil' Lady & Other Random News

It is really hard to balance a laptop on your belly when your baby is constantly kicking and wiggling. I love her squirminess though. I hope it means that she's just as ready to make her appearance as I am ready to meet her and hold her in my arms! I am 37 weeks 1 day today and am so ready to have my little girl with me! I packed our hospital bags yesterday and we had our weekly appointment yesterday. The CNM {certified nurse midwife} surprised us with a quick ultrasound to double check that our little lady is head down. {She is! And has been since around 28 weeks} It was a 3D ultrasound and although we didn't get any good pictures we did get to see our little girl wiggling and opening and closing her little mouth. She had her little fist up by her mouth and she kicked the ultrasound thing while they were moving it around on my belly. It was AMAZING! And she already looks like she has cute chunky cheeks and possibly some adorably huge lips! It was the coolest ultrasound we have had! It just made me even more excited to meet her. As hard as I try to convince myself that there is a very high likelihood that she will be late I just can't  help but want her to come now! I guess we'll just wait and see what she/my body decides! So there's a quick update. In other news I am spending lots of time in the swimming pool and hanging out with my family and sisters-in-law. Race has started his new job {out of training} and works three twelve hour days and then has four days off. It's an interesting schedule but one that we're hoping will allow him to have the time to find a different job in possibly a different place that he would enjoy more. {If you hear of anything send us an email! He's willing to do just about anything that would support our little growing family. And we are willing and would love to move just about anywhere! emsmilesss {at} gmail {dot} com} Anyway, that's life lately. Surviving the summer, trying to survive the end of pregnancy, figuring out new jobs and schedules, hanging out with family, and constantly trying to figure out where we will be headed next! I hope everyone is having a happy Thursday and I'll leave you with a picture of le perfectly round bump {This picture cracks me up}.

Breakdown:

Maternity tank top: Target $6 

Cardigan: Old Navy $5

Belt: Came with some other shirt

Skirt: Made by me ~$5

Oh, and how awesome is Fry's? Thank you for not making me walk as far in this ridiculous heat with my ridiculously huge belly! 

Dressing 'Le Bump {#7}' & An Update

First off, here's a quick update on life lately! Race is mostly enjoying his job but still is planning on looking for something else now that he is out of training and has a little bit more time to do so. We are still in limbo somewhat and not sure where we'll end up long term. Any job ideas/suggestions are much appreciated! :] I am 36 weeks and 5 days pregnant today and so far I'm not going completely crazy! I am getting more uncomfortable everyday and I am definitely not enjoying the heat but I am super grateful to have a pool in the backyard, a cute swimsuit, lots of sunscreen, and air conditioning in the house! I am surviving and am so ready to meet my little girl! Only about three and a half weeks to go! There is still a lot that we need to get done before she comes but I am still not really stressing about things too much. Thank goodness! I am enjoying time with my family and with Race before our little one joins us and we are getting Bahama Bucks lots! Life is good. 

Second, does anyone have any ideas on the best websites to use to make a cute book out of all of my bump pictures?! I was going to make one on Prinstagram but you can't choose the order of your photos and that's kinda important to me considering what the photos are of! Anyway, I don't want the book to be too big because then the pictures will end up grainier than I would like. So, any ideas?? Also, I am working on making a baby brag book for my mom that will have pictures of all her grandchildren and was wondering if anyone knows a good place to make that. I want something sturdy so she can throw it in her purse and not have to worry about it falling apart. And it needs to be relatively small so that it isn't taking up all the space in her purse. Anyway, any ideas/suggestions would be very appreciated!! :]

And now for some bump photos!!!

 

Breakdown: 

Lace Shirt- Forever21 sister's 

Cardigan- Target $5 

Skirt- DownEast Basics $18 

Shoes- Target $10

Breakdown: 

Shirt- Charlotte Russe $5 

Pants- Shade Maternity $18

 Breakdown: 

Shirt- Shade Maternity $8ish

Dress made into skirt- Ross $8

I am honestly super surprised that I ever get dressed these days. Most outfits really only last me a couple of hours {while I get things done} and then I come home and either live in my underwear {in my room} or sweats and a t-shirt. So many t-shirts barely even cover my belly anymore! I just need to last for a few more weeks though! I can't wait to meet my little girl! :]

Happy Monday everyone!

Dressing 'Le Bump' {#6}

I haven't done one of these posts in a while! So I thought I should do one since my belly is significantly bigger these days! {It's hard for me to believe it has six{ish} weeks left of growing to do! AH!}

I have noticed that I take less pictures because I have been wearing a lot of repeat outfits but I need to keep taking pictures because I still want to document the bump growing. So, there might be repeat outfits {for those of you who follow me on Instagram--emmaashby}. Either that or I'll just go out and spend money on new clothes! We'll see which one actually happens.

On the blog I'll just show you the new outfits though!

{This was a week ago. So now I'm 34 weeks along.} 

Breakdown: 

Shirt- Old Navy girls' section- $5

Cardigan- Old Navy- $6ish

Belt- Charlotte Russe- $2

Maternity Pants- Shade- $19 

{I got them with an extra 30% off so they are a little bit more expensive now}

I need to wear fewer layers now that we are living in the hotter part of AZ. In other words, no more cardigans or undershirts. Any tips for dressing cool down here?? I knew at one point since I grew up here but living in Flagstaff for four years and being pregnant are two things that are not helping me adjust to the heat very well. Maybe I just need to live in the pool for the next six weeks. Good idea, eh?

Happy Wednesday everyone!

Change

I haven't  been blogging much lately but I thought I had better get caught up on what has been going on in our lives lately. {And I finally have time. No job and I'm back from Oregon! My only focus right now is growing a baby!} Life has been pretty crazy and doesn't seem to want to slow down at all. So, I'd better get used to it before I have a baby and things get CRAZIER! I also wanted to document these last few months before the baby comes because it will be fun to look back and remember what we were going through. {It's also funny to think that Race and I were pretty convinced that right now would be the PERFECT time to have a baby. We would be graduated and officially 'real adults' so everything would just fall into place. Now we've realized that there may never be a perfect time to have a baby. Life is always going to be crazy. But we have learned that there is a right time to have a baby and this was the time for us. We are so excited our little one is on her way!}

Everyone has heard the saying about change being the only constant thing in life. This little saying has been going through my head A LOT in the past few months.  It feels like every time Race and I try to make plans everything changes and we have to readjust to something new.

I won't go through ALL the different plan changes we've been through in the past months but just know that we have almost moved into quite a few different apartments in quite a few different places. We actually have moved out of our on campus housing in Flagstaff and into a new place and then out of that apartment down to the valley {AZ}. We are living with my parents for a few months while we figure things out to avoid signing a lease and then having to break it if things change again. But that just means that we will be moving again within the next few months.

Race has almost gotten multiple jobs and we start planning for them and then things fall through. He has a job now but did not get the schedule he was told he would be able to get which has thrown a wrench in our plans.  We have been told that jobs will be created for Race to apply for and then people have not followed through.


We have changed doctors multiple times. The most recent being this last week. I'm really hoping that we will be staying with this doctor through the rest of my pregnancy but I really don't know at this point. 


In the last few months there have been a lot of prayers, lots of hopes and dreams, a few disappointments, and many tears {on my part--I am learning that I don't deal with change very well}. We are grateful for all that we have and we really are not complaining about our life. We love that we are closer to our families than we were before, we are grateful that Race has a job, and we are excited to meet our little girl in just a few weeks! We are not enjoying the heat of the valley but we will survive with lots of trips to Bahama Bucks! We are on the lookout for a better job for Race and for a more permanent housing solution once we figure out where we are going to be long-term. We are hoping that Race can get his shift changed to the one he wanted but for now we are just going to enjoy this time that we have together. 


So, that's where were at about six weeks and one day before we are due to meet our sweet baby girl. Life is exciting, super hot, and constantly changing! We'll figure things out with lots more prayer, faith, and the love and support of our families and friends.

Race's first time at Bahama Bucks.

{He's in love with it!}

Moving some stuff into our storage unit.

{U-Haul storage places are very aesthetically pleasing. Haha.}

Crazy Life

Life has been pretty crazy over on our end ever since graduation. And I still haven't even posted about graduation! I'll put a couple of pictures in here and do a quick update but real updates are going to have to wait for a bit! Right now Race and I are in the middle of moving down to Chandler, AZ because Race got a job! We are excited that he has a job but we are not excited to be leaving beautiful Flagstaff. Hopefully someday we can move back because we really love Flagstaff. Moving is crazy because as we move out our cousins are moving into our place which means our little apartment is a mess right now. Since I am super pregnant I won't be able to help with much of the actual moving so after we finish packing I actually get to go to Oregon with my family for a couple of weeks while Race and my brothers move us into our new apartment. When I get back we will unpack and try to get our life organized before our little lady makes her arrival. The next couple of months are going to be quite hectic! I am excited though! I'm super excited to go to Oregon to see all of my family because I am not sure when I will be able to visit everyone after the baby comes. Also, I love Oregon. I grew up there and last summer Race was able to come to Oregon with me and it was a wonderful trip. It's actually the trip that got me started on blogging {again-ish}. You can check out posts about my last Oregon trip here. Anyway, I'm excited to spend time with family and not have to stress about moving just yet. I'll update about the Oregon trip and hopefully have lots of good pictures. Race and I spent last weekend at a photography workshop by Jessica Downey {Our awesome engagement and wedding photographer} and finally learned how to use our fancy DSLR. So I am going to take it to Oregon and try to get some practicing in so that when our baby comes I can take lots of cute pictures of her!


Well, that's about all for now! Here are some pictures of graduation and some pictures Race and I took at the photography workshop last weekend--enjoy!!

My sisters and I

Mum and Daddy-O

 The two Olmstead college grads! 

Mum and I

Race and I {Race is also a college grad he just didn't walk at graduation}

 'Le Bump' and I 

 Walking in...I'm the short one with the grey and yellow shoes. 

Well, that's all for now! Life will be crazy for a while but we are loving it and figuring out this whole life after college business. It's an adventure! I hope you all had a wonderful Memorial Day!